Police responding to serious traffic crash at Palm Grove

Police are investigating a single vehicle traffic crash at Palm Grove near Proserpine yesterday which has left two teenagers seriously injured.

Preliminary information suggests a Toyota Hilux ute was travelling along Cedar Creek Falls Road around 3.40pm when it lost control and struck a tree before falling down an embankment.

The driver of the vehicle, an 18-year-old Mandalay man, suffered significant injuries and was transported to Proserpine Hospital in a serious condition.

An 18-year-old male passenger from Cannon Valley was also critically injured and airlifted to Townsville Hospital.

The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.

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